Where does “drumlin” come from?
drumlin (English) comes from Irish droim, from Old Irish druimm, from Proto-Celtic drosmen, from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥ — boundary, end.
drumlin (English): An elongated hill or ridge of glacial drift
Definitions
- An elongated hill or ridge of glacial drift
Ancestry of “drumlin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | droim | back; ridge |
| 2 | Old Irish | druimm | back; ridge |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | drosmen | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |